INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

Detailed explanation-1: -Food crops are subsistence crops that are meant for human consumption. They include fruits, vegetables, grains, and tubers, like potatoes. Grains, which include crops like wheat, rice, and corn, are the most popular crops in the world, with wheat as the most widely grown crop overall.

Detailed explanation-2: -Maize is a Kharif crop that is used both as food and fodder.

Detailed explanation-3: -A farmer is a person who cultivates crops and provides us with food.

Detailed explanation-4: -By use, crops fall into six categories: food crops, feed crops, fiber crops, oil crops, ornamental crops, and industrial crops.

Detailed explanation-5: -Field crops include maize, sorghum, soybeans, wheat, barley, cotton, potatoes, sugar beets, sugar cane, hay, pasture, and many others. Traditionally, raw animal manures are used to supply nutrients and maintain favorable soil properties for these crops, which often cover vast areas of land.